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3.8
842 Reviews (842)
5 Stars
266
4 Stars
403
3 Stars
114
2 Stars
36
1 Stars
23
Conditions
3.5
Value
3.9
Layout
4.2
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
3.7
Amenities
3.6
81.4%
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About

Holes 18
Type Public/Resort
Par 72
Length 6838 yards
Slope 133
Rating 72.5

Course Details

Year Built 2000
Golf Season Year round

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School Academy Yes - "St. James Golf Academy"
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Accolades

  • Golf Advisor: Top 25 Most Improved U.S. Golf Courses (2016 #23)

Reviews

3.8
842 Reviews (842)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 11
Course Challenges Include:
Undulating Greens 19
Water Hazards 13
Bunkers 11
This course/club is great for:
Locals 19
Advanced Golfers 13
Seniors 9
This Course's Location is:
Convenient to the City 15
Worth the Drive 9

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Played On
Reviews 13
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/21/2022

Hi, pitafrog. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing The Champion Turf Club at St. James.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 11/21/2022

RG3CE55992008F89BD5E, thank you for the awesome rating! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another great experience, and thanks for choosing The Champion Turf Club at St. James.

Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 11/21/2022

u108207213, thanks for the amazing review and for choosing The Champion Turf Club at St. James. We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 11/21/2022

Hi, u108207213. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing The Champion Turf Club at St. James.

Played On
Reviews 61
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/21/2022

michellehoux, thank you for the awesome rating! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another great experience, and thanks for choosing The Champion Turf Club at St. James.

Played On
Reviews 15
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/21/2022

u314160913689, thanks for the amazing review and for choosing The Champion Turf Club at St. James. We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Commented on 11/21/2022

We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share your favorite part of your experience and what we can do to earn that last star! Thanks for golfing at The Champion Turf Club at St. James!

Played On
Reviews 30
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 11/21/2022

Hello u108207213. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave an excellent rating! We really appreciate your business. Please let us know what we can do for you in the future to earn that last star and thanks for choosing The Champion Turf Club at St. James!

Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Terrible course, don't waste your money.

Course looked more like a cow pasture than a golf course.... temporary "greens" cut in the fairways about 120 yards short of the green.... 1 MAN BAND at 9 am... no clubhouse, no nothing.... ASKED for a rain check on the 1st tee... was told NO.

Save your money. Or just go cut some holes in a cow pasture.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Average
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
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Commented on 08/23/2022

Thank you for taking time to provide your feedback. The course is currently under construction for improvement which is why there are currently temporary greens in place (noted at the time of booking and via the confirmation email provided). These types of things are necessary for course improvements for enhanced future play. Due to the construction, we are charging a significantly discounted rate as we understand the conditions at this time are not our standard. With deal tee times, they are not eligible for refunds or rain checks. We hope you understand and can re-evaluate your feedback. We also hope you will check out the course once the work is complete to experience a true round at Champion Turf Club at St. James!

Played On
Reviews 11
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Temp Greens $15.

It’s nice of the course to remain open. Temporary grains or an automatic to put. Looking forward to the reopening with new greens and colors at the end of September.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/22/2022

CanadaFlorida, thank you for your kind words! We hope to see you again at the course very soon for another 5-star experience. Thanks for choosing The Champion Turf Club at St. James.

Played On
Reviews 262
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/22/2022

Hi, u6854197. We would love to hear more about your positive experience on our course. Please contact us to share with us your favorite part of your experience. Thanks for golfing at The Champion Turf Club at St. James!

Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Course under construction

Range is open. Small course is available at a good price.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 08/22/2022

Hello, Tenhdcp. Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at The Champion Turf Club at St. James. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 262
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 500 Contributor
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Pretty difficult course

If you want to play fast greens, this is the place to go!

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
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Commented on 08/22/2022

Thanks so much for the great review, JoeNowak. We look forward to welcoming you back to our course soon. Thanks for choosing The Champion Turf Club at St. James.

Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Only the back 9 was open. Course is being sprayed for weeds and greens replacements. Not bad under the circumstances.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 08/05/2022

Hi, johnrabba. We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us. Thank you for the 4 stars! We aim for a 5-star experience, so we always welcome feedback for improvement. Thank you for playing The Champion Turf Club at St. James.

Played On
Reviews 47
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Shut down back nine

They closed the back nine for the greens but never told me until I was there to pay. Played front nine, twice. Of course when I started on the second nine I had to wait forever since there was multiple foursomes ahead.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
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Commented on 08/08/2022

We appreciate you taking the time to review the course and rate us, warlock22. We are going to pass on your feedback to the team. Thanks for visiting The Champion Turf Club at St. James, and we hope to see you again in the future.

Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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Commented on 07/25/2022

Hello, German4727810. Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review. We see you rated the course 2-stars and are interested in learning what we can do to improve for your next visit.

We take customer feedback very seriously at our course. Please reach out to our team in the golf shop and tell us what's on your mind.

Played On
Reviews 16
Handicap 25+
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Hot! Hot! Hot!

We can't control Mother Nature. We can only deal with what she hands us. Blistering hot! The course had a few moist spots, after some previous night's rain, but overall decent. Greens were the best I've played at anywhere recently, from Viera to Port St. Lucie. Nice staff! Facility provides free ice.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
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Commented on 07/25/2022

Wow! We are so happy you enjoyed your round, u000002027118! We look forward to seeing you again soon at The Champion Turf Club at St. James.

Played On
Reviews 14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Always a good time.

We usually go off early (before 8) so the pace is always good. The fairways were in good shape. There were a few spots on the greens. But, overall a really good found for a great price. The staff is always nice and helpful.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
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Commented on 08/05/2022

Hello, mgejr02. Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at The Champion Turf Club at St. James. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Have come a long long way

Played St. James om Friday. I am a regular at St. James and I am very honest and straight forward with my reviews. I play all over from Broward County up to Duval County in Jacksonville but live in PSL. ST. James has come a long long way. Staff is wonderful. Friendly and courteous. Pace of play at this time of year is unbeatable as its to hot for most. Tee boxes need some attention but an easy fix. They are beat up and need care. Fairways use to be bald and pretty much shaved. This Friday was like playing another course. The fairways are now 8 out of 10 as to before they were a 5 out of 10. They are soft and have grass. Totally surprised at how nice they were. Greens are almost always beautiful here. Fast and roll true. Very nice greens. St. James has a fun and cool layout. Fun course and in very good shape. Absolute must play

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Commented on 07/25/2022

Hello, pokerg69. Thanks so much for your review. We're so glad you enjoyed your round at The Champion Turf Club at St. James. That's what we like to hear! We hope to see you again soon!

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